Eyeglass-cleaner.



J. T. LEONARD.

EYEGLASS CLEANER.

APPLICATION FILED uov.2|,1914.

Patented June 29, 1915.

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- To all whom it'ma'y concern! 1 fication, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to devices for cleaning the lenses of spectacles or eye-glasses and the primary object of the invention is to provide means for supporting two cleaning pads in such relation to each other that the lens of the e e-gla'ss maybe assed between the pads an the pads rubbe over the lens to cleanse the same, means being also provided whereby these pads are normally kept pressed against each other so as to prevent dust from collecting upon the surfaces of the pads, the pads when in use being s rung apart a suficient distance to permit t e insertion of a lens between them.

A further object of the invention iseto provide means whereby the resilient arms supporting the pads may be readily turned into or out of a ing frame.

' A further object of the invention is to provide means whereby'the disks or webs of cleaning material may be readily applied to or removed from the 'device.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein? i 1 is a perspective view of mycleaning evice with the arms separated to permit the replacement of the. pads; Fig. 2 1s a plan view showing the cleani'n device closed; Fig. 3 is a side elevation 0% Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a side elevation showing the cleaning pads in operative position; Fig. 5,-is, a plan view of one end of one of the-arms; Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectio Showing the means for holding the'arms in alinement; and, Fig 7 i an enlarged dimetric l sec.- tien of one of the cleaning ads.

Referring to these drawings, it will be seen that 1 provides, frame for supporting the eye-glass cleaner comprising a strip of metal which is bent upon itself to form two parallel legs designated 2. Each of these legs at a point adjacent to the closed end of the frame is transversely enlarged so as to form a disk 3, these disks being opposed to each other. At the forward end of the frame the legs are deflected toward each position between a support- Sp ficat of was ate Patented June 29, 1915. Application flied Hovemter 21, mm. Serial No. 873,342.

' other as at 4. Pivotally mounted between the ends of the portions 4 of the legs arethe arms 5. These arms at one end are deflected into contiguity with each other as at 6 and these deflected ends are inserted be tween the ends of the legs 2 and pivoted between these legs by means of a pivot screw 7. A spacing member 8 is disposed between the adjacent ends of the arms, this spacing member extending beyond the arms and being preferably formed to provide a small screw driver whereby the screws of spectacles or eye-glasses may be adjusted. The free ends of the arms 5 are enlarged to form the disks 9. The arms 5 are made of resilient material and deflected from each other so that the ends will normally have diverging relation. Each ofthe'disks 9 carries upon it a ring 10 or annular wall, the diameter of this rin being slightly smaller than the diameter 0 the disk 9 so that a shoulder 11 is provided. A web 12 of chamois skin or like material suitable for cleaning eyeglasses is disposed over each ring 10 and is held in contact with the ring or annular wall by means of a removable ring 13 which is'inserted over the annular wall and forced downward against the shoulder 11, straightening the web 12 of material tightly over the u standing wall. If desired, a filling or stlifling of cotton desi ated 14 may be disposed within thecup ormed by the annular wall 10, but this is not ordinarily necessary.

Preferably the portions 6 of the arms 5 are formed one with a stud 16 and the other with. a perforation 15 and the resiliency of these arms 5 normally keep the stud projecting into the perforation so that the arms 5. move together. If it is desired however, to separate the arms 5 so that the webs 12 may be readily removed from the ends of the'arms or replaced thereon, it is only necessary to force the arms apart so as to cause the disengagement of the stud with the perforation as in Fig. 1 and then replace the arms in parallel relation.

In the actual use of my invention, the lens is disposed between the cleaning pads or webs and the device is moved about so as to bring the cleaning pads in contact with every portion of the lens.' When the devlce has been used, the arms 5 are foreed toward each other and then rotated upon theplvot 7 so as to carry the arms into the space between the legs 2 so that the pads on the ends of the arms may be forced. together,

I bringing their surfaces into close contact and thus preventing dust from collecting upon the faces of the cleaning webs. Thus.

the cleaning pads are housed and protected and the resilience of the arms 5 acts to hold the arms within the legs 2. The arms carrying the cleaning webs cannot readily or ac-' cidentally swing out of their position be-. tween the legs because of a-frictional contact between the disks 9 and the disks 3.

The spacing member 8, it .will be seen, is engaged with the arms 5 when these arms are forced toward each other by reason of the pin 16 passing through the perforation in the end of the spacing member as well as through the perforation 15. Thus when the parts are in the position shown in Fig. 3, the ,spacing member 8 projects beyond the frame, and in order to shift the arms 5 out- 7 Ward from the frame and permit the use of the cleaning disks or'pads the spacing member may be readily swung to project the v arms. This spacing member 8 also forms a small screw driver for eye glasses. Y 1

It will be noted that the construction above described has :a number of advantages. First, I provide a protecting frame or case Within which the cleaning members are normallyhoused. Second, I provide means for keeping the wiping surfaces in contact with each other and thus free from dust. Third, whenthe wiping surfaces are turned out of contact with the frame they immediately spring apart to an extent permitting the insertion of an eye-glass lens, and fourth, I

' provide a very ready means whereby the Wiping Webs may be changed when it becomes necessarv to do so. Still another advantage resides in the fact that though the arms carrying the wiping members are normally disposed opposite each other, yet when necessary it is possible to shift the arms into diverging relation, thus permittirig the ready removal of the wiping-webs. aving described my invention, what I claim is:-

1. An eye=glass cleaner including a frame having oppositely disposed parallel anembers, divergently resilient arms pivoted within the frame and between said'members, lenscleaningpads carried by the arms, the space between the. said members of the frame being lessthanthe combined thickness of thecleaning pads "and adjacent portions of the arms when the pads are compressed .wherebyzwhen. the arms and pads are turned into position within the frame said pads from the frame.

2. An eye-glass cleaner comprising a substantially 'U-shaped frame having parallel legs, the outer ends of the legs being deflected. toward each other,a pair of divergent spring arms disposed between the legs and having, their inner ends deflected toward each other, the inner ends of the arms being pivoted to the inner ends of the legs and the free ends ofthe arms being thereby adapted to be disposed between thedegs of .flected ends of the legs, a spacing member disposed between said arms and extending beyondthe adjacent end of the frame, a

' pin passing through the free ends of the legs, through said armsand the spacing member to constitute a pivot for the arms and spacing member, and means for holding the arms and spacing member in parallel relation to each other when the arms are pressed toward each other and against the spacing member, but pefinitting the arms to be turned each independently upon the 'pivotpin and therefore into rotatably sep arated relation when sprung apart and away from-the spacing member.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

JOSEPH T. LEONARD. Witnesses;-

F. M. FIELD, S. M. FREY.

shall beheld in close contact with each other, said arms being yieldingly separated by their resilience when turnedtoproject 

